temporizes是什么意思？

temporizes

• v. 敷衍( temporize的第三人称单数 )，拖延，顺应时势，暂时同意；

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• VERB
  (为争取时间)拖延
  If you say that someone is temporizing, you mean that they keep doing unimportant things in order to delay something important such as making a decision or stating their real opinion.
  例句
  They are still temporizing in the face of what can only be described as a disaster... 面临着显而易见的灾难，他们还在拖延时间。 'Not exactly, sir,' temporized Sloan. “不完全是这样，先生，”斯隆敷衍道。